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0. GOETTLER. MACHINE FOR CUTTING CLOTH, LEATHER, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.

No. 320,650 Patented June 23, 1885.;

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O. GOETTLER. MACHINE FOR CUTTING CLOTH, LEATHER, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES.No. 320,650. Patented June 23, 1885.,

WITNESSES: INVEN TOR:

ATTORNEYS.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CHARLES. GOETTLER, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR EUTTI'NG CLOTH, HEATHER, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES;

-PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320.650, dated June 23;1885.

Application filed. October 11, 1884. (-No model.)

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES GoE'r'rLER, ot the city, county, and Stateof New York,have. invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines forCutting Cloth, Leather, and other Substances, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis'specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1, Sheet 1, is a siderelevation of one of my improved machines,the frame and table. being shown in section. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is a planview of the same, part being broken away and the table being shown insection. Fig. 3, Sheet 2, is a front elevation of the same, a part ofthe table being shown in section through the line a: m, Fig. 1. Fig. 4,Sheet 2, is a sectional elevation of the same and a part of the table,taken through the line: 3/ 3 Fig. 1. Fig. 5, Sheet 2, is a sectionalelevation of a part of the feed-rollers and the knife, taken through theline 2 z, Fig. 3.

The object of this invention is to facilitate: the cutting of cloth,leather, and other substances into strips and other shaped pieces, andpromote convenience and accuracy in such. cutting.

Theinvention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter described and claimed.

A-represents the frame of the machine, to-

the upper part of which are attached two ta-" bles or platforms, B C.

To the lower table, B, is attached the bed plate D" of the machine, theupper'part of the said machine rising through an opening in the uppertable, (3.

E are two rods, upon thelower ends of which are cast, or to them areotherwise secured, feet. or bases E. The feet of therods Eare secured tothe middle part and the rear end of the bedplate D. The rods E passthrough bearings formed in or attached to the ends of the bar F, and areattached to a bar, G. The bar F is held up by spiral springs H, placedupon the rods E below the said bar F.

I J are two shafts placed one above the I per parts of the bearings Kare stationary and their lower parts are movable and are held up againstthe shafts I J by set-screws L passing through brackets M attachedltothesaid bars, or to hangers attached to the bars, so. that the wear can bereadily taken up.

To the rear ends of the shafts I J are attached gear-wheels N O of equalsize, and the teeth of which mesh into each other, so that the saidshafts will be revolved in opposite di- I rectionsand at the same speed.The journal of the upper shaft, 0, projects and toit is attached a largepulley, P, around which passes a belt, Q. The belt Q also passes aroundasmaller pulley, R, attached to the shaft S,

which revolves in bearings attached to the lower part of the frame A.

Upon the shaft S is formed, or to it is attached, a crank, T, to whichis pivoted the upper end of the connecting-rod U. The lower end of theconnecting-rod U is pivoted to the treadle V, which is pivoted to ashaft, W, attached tothe lower part of the frame A, so

that the machine can be operated by footpower.

If desired, a pulley can be attached to the shaft S to receivead-riving-bel-tfrom any convenient power.

K1 are the feed-rollers, the upper one, Y,

of which is attached tothe forward end of the 'upper'shaft, J. The lowerfeed-roller, X, is placed upon the forwardendof thelower shaft, 1, andis connected with the said shaft by a tongue and groove, or othersuitable means that will allow it to slide longitudinally upon the saidshaft while being carried around by and with it in its revolution. Thelower feedroller, X, is held outward upon the shaft Iby a spiral spring,Z, placed upon the said shaft,

with its outer end resting against the end or hub of the said roller.

spring Z rests against the bearing a, which is The inner end of theslotted vertically to receive the said shaft 1,

' so thatthe shaft can have a free vertical but 9 no lateral movement.

The bearing a is attached to the bed-plate D, or to a support attachedto the said bed-plate.

To the bearing a is attached a plate, I), having upon its ends lugs,which are perforated to receive the bolt 0.

Upon the inner end of the bolt 9 is placed a screw, j.

hand-nut, d, and upon its outer end is formed a cylindrical head, 6,which has a transverse slot formed through it to receive the knife f.The knife f is secured in place adjustably by a set-screw, g, whichpasses in through a screw-hole in the end of the head 6, and restsagainst the side of the said knife f. WVith this construction the sideof the knife f is drawn against the end of the upper roller, Y, bytightening the nut d, and the end of the lower roller is held againstthe side of the knife f by the spring Z, so that the material will becut smoothly as it is drawn against the edge of the said knife by thesaid feedrollers.

To the cylindrical bolt-head e is rigidly at tached an arm, h, whichprojects along the outor side of the knifef.

To the outer part of the arm h is hinged the outer end of a right screw,1', and to the end of the bed-plateD is hinged the outer end of aleftThe inner ends of the screws '5 j are inserted in a right and left nut,7c, so that by turning the said nut in one or the other direction thearm it will be raised or lowered, and with it the outer end of the knifef, giving to the said knife a less or greater inclinatiomas thecharacter of the substance to be cut may requlre.

The upper shaft, J, is so arranged that the lower side of the upperroller, Y, will be at or near the upper surface of the upper table, G,and the lower shaft, 1, is held up by the springs H, so that thesubstance to be cut will be grasped between the adjacent faces of therollers X Y, and will be carried forward by the revolution of the saidrollers against the edge of the knife f and cut.

To a standard, Z, attached to the bed-plate D, is pivoted the end of alever, m, which is pivoted to lugs formed upon a block, a, secured tothe bar F by a set-screw, 0, or other suitable means.

The free end of the lever on projects into such a position that it canbe readily grasped by the operator and operated to force down the barEagainst the pressure of the springs H, withdrawing the roller, Y, andinstantly stopping the forward movement of the substance being cut. j

- Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination, with the horizontal shaftJ, mounted in fixed bearings and provided with the feed-roller Y, of theverticallyadjustable horizontal shaft I, provided withlongitudinally-adj ustable feed-roller X, means for rotating saidshafts, and a knife held adjacent to the outer sides of the said rollersthe upper ends of the rods E, the lowerhorizontal bar, F, looselymounted on the said rods below the bar G, springs H, interposed betweenthe bar F and the bed-plate to move said bar vertically, the shafts J I,journaled in the fixed and adjustable bars, respectively, and a knifeheld adjacent to the outer sides of the said rollers and at right anglesto the shafts thereof, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the bed-plate D, the vertical rods E, the fixedbar G, shaft J, feed-roller Y, of the vertically-adjustable bar F, theshaft I, journaled therein, the box a, the feed-rolle'rX, held to rotatewith and slide on its shaft, the spring Z, interposed between thebearing a and the feed-roller, and a knife held adjacent to the outersides of the rollers and at right angles to their shafts, substantiallyas set forth.

4. The combination, with the horizontal shafts I J and the feedrollersXY, of the bolt 0 in the plane of the said shafts, and provided with anadjusting, nut, d, a head, 6, a slot therein at right angles to thebolt, the knife passed through said slot, and the screw for .securingthe knife in posit-ion, substantially as set forth.

5. In a machine for cutting cloth, leather, and other substances, thecombination, with the cylindrical bolt-head e, carrying the knife f, andthe bed-plate D, of the right and left screws ij, and the right and leftnut is, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the knifecan be readily regulated, as set forth.

6. The combination, with the horizontal shafts, the feed-rollersthereon, of a longitudinally-adjustable knife, and pivoted or rockingbearing therefor, and ascrew or analogous device for operating saidbearing, whereby a double adjustment is afforded the knife, asdescribed.

7. The combination, with the, bed-plat e, the vertical rods E, andbracket 1 thereon, of the fixed and vertically-movable bars, G F, thehorizontal shafts J I, and their;feed -rollers Y X, the springs H H, thelever m, pivoted to the bracket Z, and also connected with thevertically-movable barF- for depressing said bar and its shaft, and theknife, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination, with shafts J I, having the rollers Y X, of thehorizontal bars G I., provided with the bearings K therefor, open attheir under sides, the brackets M, projecting from the bars G F,parallel with the bearings K, and set screws L, extending up throughsaid brackets, the lower movable parts of the bearings interposedbetween the shafts and the setscrews, as described,and a knife orcutter, substantially as set forth.

' CHARLES GOETTLER.

i/Vitnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, C. SEncwIcK.

